Tôn Thất Thuyết

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Portrait by Ton That Thuyet, undated

Tôn Thất Thuyết (* 1839 ; † 1913 in Guangxi , Republic of China ) was a Vietnamese Mandarin and, as a member of the ruling family and general, an important player at the imperial court. As a result of the throne crises after the death of Emperor Tự Đức , he acted as the architect of the Cần Vương movement , which waged a guerrilla war against the French colonial power . Together with Emperor Hàm Nghi, he signed the edict that sparked the rebellion and called for nationwide resistance against the French and against loyal Vietnamese.

Origin and career

Ton That Thuyet was born into the Empire's elite as a member of the royal family.

Management position at the imperial court

In 1867 Ton That Thuyet was tasked with bringing anti-Christian unrest under control, as the court feared a military response from the French and another French conquest. After the death of Emperor Tu Duc, he intrigued together with Nguyễn Văn Tường to murder the adult Emperor Dục Đức so that the regents and thus Ton That Thuyet and Nguyen Van Tuong would have a free hand. After the death of his successor, Kiến Phúc , both managed to put Ham Nghi on the throne, who was receptive to the ideas of Ton That Thuyet to start a rebellion. The regent himself had already laid the foundation for a war against the colonial power by creating a private paramilitary force.

Can Vuong movement

Ton That Thuyet fled with the emperor in 1885 from the French troops who wanted to capture the emperor and replace him with a more loyal monarch. Ton That Thuyet traveled to China in 1886, hoping for support from the Qing Dynasty . The rebellion received support in rural areas and forced the French to raise colonial troops in order not to lose control of the country. The uprising gradually came to an end after Emperor Ham Nghi was captured in 1888.

reception

Despite his role as the leader of the anti-colonial uprising, Ton That Thuyet is ascribed an ambivalent role in Vietnamese historiography because of his intrigues at the imperial court.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Bruce L. Lockhart, William J. Duiker: Historical Dictionary of Vietnam, Oxford, 2006, p. 365
  2. ^ KW Taylor: A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge, 2013, pp. 458f
  3. ^ KW Taylor: A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge, 2013, pp. 473-477
  4. ↑ Pierre Brocheux, Daniel Hémery: Indochina. An ambiguous colonization, 1858-1954. Berkeley 2009, pp. 43-49
personal data
SURNAME Tôn Thất, Thuyết
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vietnamese mandarin
DATE OF BIRTH 1839
DATE OF DEATH 1913
Place of death Guangxi Province, China